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stuart hall’s voice This page intentionally left blank David Scott stuart hall s ’ v o i c e intimations of an ethics of receptive generosity duke university press Durham and London 2017 © 2017 Duke University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of Amer i ca on acid- free paper ∞ Designed by Heather Hensley Typeset in Chaparral Pro by Westchester Publishing Services Library of Congress Cataloging- in-P ublication Data Names: Scott, David, [date] author. Title: Stuart Hall’s voice : intimations of an ethics of receptive generosity / David Scott. Description: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: lccn 2016045050 (print) lccn 2016047430 (ebook) isbn 9780822363637 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn 9780822373025 (e- book) Subjects: lcsh: Hall, Stuart, 1932–2014— Criticism and interpretation. | Culture— Philosophy. | Po liti cal sociology. | Sociologists— Great Britain. Classification: lcc hm479.h35s36 2017 (print) | lcc hm479.h35 (ebook) | ddc 301.092— dc23 lc rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc. gov / 2016045050 Front and back cover art: Chris Ofili, Afromuses ( Couple), 1995–2005, Diptych; watercolor and pencil on paper; each: 9 5/8 × 6 1/8 in., © Chris Ofili, Private Collection. Photo: Joshua White / JWPictures . com. In memory of my friend Stuart Hall This page intentionally left blank The greatness of a man is to be found not in his acts but in his style. Existence does not resemble a steadily rising curve, but a slow, and sometimes sad, series of ups and downs. — Frantz Fanon This page intentionally left blank contents Apology: On Intellectual Friendship 1 one A Listening Self: Voice and the Ethos of Style 23 Two Responsiveness to the Pres ent: Thinking through Contingency 53 three Attunement to Identity: What We Make of What We Find 85 Four Learning to Learn from Others: An Ethics of Receptive Generosity 115 Adieu: Walk Good 143 acknowl edgments 147 notes 149 Index 179
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